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Originally Posted by Videri [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I fully agree. People will respond to this by saying those who don't like OOC should just put it in a separate window and minimize it. That does not, in fact, solve the problem. The problem is that OOC gives people a very negative impression of what people are like on Red. Most people don't want to play on a server that contains some of these OOC garbage talkers. Plus, seeing people act like jerks in OOC gives other players permission to act like jerks as well. It reinforces itself. Finding a way to separate out the garbage or perhaps eliminate a completely global chat channel would allow Red to become a better place.

No offense, but your way is like trying to cure an epidemic by hiding all the infected.

Eliminating global chat or making the OOC "LFG only" does not solve the problem. You will still have the same toxic people in your community. If you want to cure a disease you need to treat it at the source. The solution is to outcast and shun the players that make Red an undesirable box to play. Once they are off your server, you can commence having a nice OOC chat box.